Faculty & Staff

Alan Amtzis

Course Designer & Instructor for:

  • Exploration of Classroom Inquiry (EDUC 510)
  • Modes of Inquiry and Research (EDUC 601)
  • Inquiry in Practice (EDUC 602) and Inquiry in Presentation (EDUC 700)

 

In addition to his instructional work for the TCNJ – RTC program, Alan is the director of the TCNJ – RTC M.Ed program for The College of New Jersey. He also teaches courses for TCNJ’s master’s degree programs in Thailand, Taiwan and several other global locations. Currently he is also the Academic Editor of The Educational Forum, a peer-reviewed journal of educational research published by Kappa Delta Pi, the international educational honor society.
As a former casting director for film, theatre and television, Alan still has a strong interest in film and theatre and sees as many productions as time and money allow.  He is also a passionate traveller and has travelled to 6 continents and 40 of the 50 states. He loves food (both cooking and eating), visiting art museums, churches, temples, mosques and historic graveyards. He also loves cats, Thai food, movies about teaching and fashion history.

Tabitha Dell’Angelo

Course instructor for:

  • Exploration of Classroom Inquiry (EDUC 510)
  • Modes of Inquiry and Research (EDUC 601)
  • Inquiry in Practice (EDUC 602) and Inquiry in Presentation (EDUC 700)

 

 In addition to her instructional work for the TCNJ – RTC program, Tabitha is an Assistant Professor at The College of New Jersey in the Department of Early and Elementary Education. She is also the Coordinator for the Urban Education Program and the Global Program in Bangkok, Thailand. She teaches courses in Child & Adolescent Development, Cultural Foundations, and Urban Education. When she is not teaching at the College level, you might find Tabitha teaching yoga. She is a registered yoga teacher and leads classes in Astanga and yoga for children. Tabitha also practices and performs improvisational comedy in and around Philadelphia and utilizes improvisational techniques and ideas from Theatre of the Oppressed in her teaching.

Therese B. Flynn

Course instructor for:

  • Brain Based Teaching and Learning
  • Dealing with ADHD Type Behavior in the Classroom
Terry teaches at North Hunterdon High School-Voorhees Regional High School. She has taught AP Biology for the last 15 years. In addition, she is Staff Trainer and Designer for District Induction Program at North Hunterdon. The New Teacher Induction Program is designed to aid the inductee with a successful transition into our school district.  The induction program is a two year program that focuses heavily on classroom management in year one and effective teaching strategies, such as brain-based principles, differentiated instruction, different brains vs. different learners, and how to be a dynamic instructor in the classroom in year two.   Terry has done extensive Brain Based training with Eric Jensen and Dr. Rich Allen.  Terry is a published author in Rich Allen’s Green Light Classroom; Teaching Techniques that Accelerate Learning.Terry enjoys bike riding with her husband and traveling.  Last was a trip to Belize and Guatemala where zip-lining, cave-tubing and backpacking through the rain forest were on the agenda.

Deborah Haggett

Course instructor for:

  • Exploration of Classroom Inquiry (EDUC 510)
  • Modes of Inquiry and Research (EDUC 601)
  • Inquiry in Practice (EDUC 602) and Inquiry in Presentation (EDUC 700)
Deborah has served children, families, teachers, and other professionals for over thirty years in multiple settings. She is dedicated to the social, emotional, and educational well-being of children and the adults who support them. Her interest in cultivating these relationships was initially inspired by her work as a teacher of children with special needs and later as a school counselor.Currently retired from public education, she continues this work today as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing individual, family, and group therapy to children, families, and schools.  In addition, she enjoys her work as an educational consultant facilitating strategic planning and organizational development projects, merging and consolidation processes, as well as coaching professional relationships and team building.  Deborah continues to share her experiences with the public through parent meetings, teacher professional development programs, and national conferences.  She is co-author of FACES:  Fun Activities to Connect, Engage, and Socially Succeed.Deborah enjoys the great outdoors!  She loves hiking, kayaking, and exploring new adventures.  She also loves movies and stage productions.  On quieter days, she looks forward to reading, writing, quilting, and spending time with her family.

Marianne Henry

Course Designer and Instructor for:

  • The Culturally Distinctive Classroom

 

Additional RTC-TCNJ courses taught:

  • Skills and Strategies for Inclusion & DisABILITY Awareness
  • Styles of Teaching: Personality Type in the Classroom
  • Cooperative Discipline
  • Motivation: The Art and Science of Inspiring Classroom Success (online and face to face)
  • The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning through Movement
  • The Bully Proof Classroom (recently trained to teach)

 

Marianne has worked as an Adjunct Professor for the TCNJ – RTC program since 1996. Currently she is teaching at the high school level in Edison Township as an ESL teacher as the sole instructor for all five levels of ESL. She serves as the mentor for a newly hired French teacher in the district, is on The Middle States committee for the high school, and is an active member of the Student Success Team at Edison High School. Professionally, Marianne is a member of TESOL, and also ASCD.As a French major and Business minor in college, Marianne enjoys selling items on eBay and hunts for unusual items in flea markets, garage sales and antique stores, owning a collection of over 700 pieces of Abingdon pottery herself. Travelling is a passion, but on hold for now. Changing “hats” to be the caretaker of her 93 year old mother, Marianne understands the word “multi-tasking.”

Toby Karten

Course Designer for:

  • Skills and Strategies for Inclusion & DisABILITY Awareness

As well as the Instructor for:

  • Skills and Strategies for Inclusion & DisABILITY Awareness
  • The Culturally Distinctive Classroom
  • Teaching Writing & Thinking Across the Curriculum
  • Teaching & Learning Through Multiple Intelligences
  • Teaching ‘Tweens & Teens for Optimal Learning
  • Instructional Technology in the 21st Century

 

In addition to her instructional work for the TCNJ – RTC program, Toby describes herself as being “immersed in staff development as an inclusion consultant and instructional coach at school districts and educational conferences across the country. I assist administrators, educators and all staff to effectively implement their inclusion programs.  I also keep busy researching and writing, since I am an author of several educational resources in the field of inclusive education.”Toby has been an instructor in special education since 1976 and has been smiling the whole way! She is a person who advocates for maximizing the strengths of all learners.  Her continuing passion is for educators to prepare students of all ability levels to enter inclusive societies as productive adults.  She loves reading, writing, traveling, art, and of course learning! Toby is the author of several popular books including Inclusion Strategies That Work! and Inclusion Strategies & Interventions.

Amy Lewis

Course Co-Designer and Instructor for:

  • The Gendered Brain

Instructor for:

  • Styles of Teaching: Personalities in the Classroom
  • Assessment Techniques
  • The Cooperative Classroom
  • Multiple Intelligences

 

Amy’s teaching and coaching experiences have provided opportunities in working with children and adults ranging from preschool age to the graduate level.  She began her career as a fifth grade teacher and has since taught sixth grade science and language arts, and worked with students from Kindergarten through eighth grade as a Library/Media Specialist.  Amy has traveled nationally teaching professional development workshops in the areas of Cooperative Learning and Multiple Intelligences and locally as a staff development trainer.  In additional to teaching current practitioners at the graduate level studies for The College of New Jersey, Amy currently teaches at the undergraduate level for Rutgers University as a part time lecturer to aspiring educators.As a mother of three young girls, Amy enjoys spending her time with family hiking, kayaking, camping, and visiting the New Jersey beaches.  She is married to a high school Physical Education teacher, and together they share a passion for physical activities such as strength training, running, Zumba, and yoga.

Lynnette Mawhinney

 

Course Instructor for:

  • Exploration of Classroom Inquiry (EDUC 510)
  • Modes of Inquiry and Research (EDUC 601)
  • Inquiry in Practice (EDUC 602) and Inquiry in Presentation (EDUC 700)

 

Lynnette is Assistant Professor of Urban Education at The College of New Jersey, in addition to her instructional work with the Regional Training Center.  Lynnette has published multiple peer-reviewed articles focused on the professional lives of urban teachers, African-American pre-service teachers, and autoethnographic approaches.In a former life, Lynnette was a high school English teacher in Philadelphia, where she still resides.  Aside from being a true Philadelphian, watching “Rocky” films and eating the occasional cheesesteak, Lynnette spends most of her time competing in athletics or participating in church activities.  She is also an avid movie lover that is also addicted to books. Lynnette shares her home with two, hilarious, and quite “diva-ish” cats with cattitude.